DC Comics has always placed a strong value on legacy heroes, with a number of characters assuming mantles in the stead of others. Plenty of their best story arcs followed these heroes assuming the mantles of their mentors, old friends, or family members. While some of these have made for brilliant changes that earned a spot in the hearts of readers, others just left people confused by the turn of events.The trick with passing down a mantle is ensuring a clear logic behind the succession. Usually, the best characters to turn to for assuming a popular mantle are sidekicks who readers feel earned the spot. However, some stories sidestep this entirely and pass a hero’s namesake down to someone who doesn’t make sense in that role. In the modern age of fandom, the passage of mantles remains a hot topic of discussion, so it’s key they make sense.Alan Scott occupies an interesting place in the DCU. Although he was the original Green Lantern, the retconned continuity of DC actually pegs him as an honorary member of the wider Green Lantern Corps. With it having been established the GLC is ancient, Scott would be retroactively changed into a sort of legacy hero.RELATED: 10 DC Comics Omnibuses That Still Need To Be Printed
DC Comics has always placed a strong value on legacy heroes, with a number of characters assuming mantles in the stead of others. Plenty of their best story arcs followed these heroes assuming the mantles of their mentors, old friends, or family members. While some of these have made for brilliant changes that earned a spot in the hearts of readers, others just left people confused by the turn of events.
The trick with passing down a mantle is ensuring a clear logic behind the succession. Usually, the best characters to turn to for assuming a popular mantle are sidekicks who readers feel earned the spot. However, some stories sidestep this entirely and pass a hero’s namesake down to someone who doesn’t make sense in that role. In the modern age of fandom, the passage of mantles remains a hot topic of discussion, so it’s key they make sense.
Alan Scott occupies an interesting place in the DCU. Although he was the original Green Lantern, the retconned continuity of DC actually pegs him as an honorary member of the wider Green Lantern Corps. With it having been established the GLC is ancient, Scott would be retroactively changed into a sort of legacy hero.
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